Med Surg RN
Lander, Wyoming
SageWest Health Care at Lander

RN - Med Surg

Location: Lander, Wyoming (Riverton campus) Employment Type: Travel Contract Length: 13 weeks Hours per Week: 36

Role Overview

Med/Surge Nurses provide direct, individualized nursing care based on scientific nursing principles. They provide bedside care for a wide variety of medical patients, including pre- and post-surgery patients. Responsibilities include:

• Consulting and coordinating with the health care team to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care plans
• Preparing and administering medications (oral, subcutaneous, and IV) and recording them, and reporting adverse reactions
• Monitoring and adjusting specialized equipment, interpreting and recording electronic displays, and recording vital signs
• Educating patients on surgical procedures, initiating patient education plans, and teaching patients and families home care needs
• Changing dressings, inserting catheters, starting IVs, and aiding physicians during examination and treatment
• Responding to life-saving situations per nursing standards and protocol, and initiating corrective action when a patient shows adverse symptoms
• Participating in discharge planning and documenting all care information accurately and in a timely manner
• Performing other position-related duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Wyoming
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Med Surg experience (2 years), with Med Surg experience within the last year
• ACLS certification issued by the American Heart Association, attached to the submission
• BLS certification issued by the American Heart Association, attached to the submission
• PALS certification issued by the American Heart Association, attached to the submission

Submission Requirements

• Candidates must be submitted using the required template. Submissions without it will be rejected.
• The facility coversheet must be attached to the candidate submission.
• The vendor submittal packet and required candidate record documents must be attached to the candidate record.
• Submissions should include years of clinical experience, years of travel experience, certifications on file, any requested time off in the next 3 months (with dates), and available interview times over the next 72 hours.